April 13th Yankees @ Athletics

[jacksonianmarch]

when Igawa gets that slider over, he wont be beaten. That is a deadly pitch. I hope he starts to command it better as he matures in the bigs.

[jacksonianmarch]

Haren getting ground into the ...um..ground.

[yankees228]

C'mon Robbie. Maybe it's time for your first HR of the year....or walk.

[jacksonianmarch]

The past 2 yrs Robby started out with no power. Then as the season rode on, his power started to show. This kid has some serious power.

 

BTW, that pitch was WAY outside.

[yankees228]

Ugh, that looked a little outside.

 

EDIT: That one was in there. The only time Robbie decides not to swing at a close pitch....

[jacksonianmarch]

How does Robby watch that pitch? full count, fastball down the middle.

[yankees228]

I wonder what his PC is now. Has to be mid 80's.

 

EDIT: Good rip there. Please don't send Posada.

[jacksonianmarch]

this will be his 90th pitch.

[jacksonianmarch]

Hey Joe, go sit in a corner now you idiot. Sending Posada at any time is just plain stupid.

[ORS]

Nice.

[yankees228]

I wonder what his PC is now. Has to be mid 80's.

 

EDIT: Good rip there. Please don't send Posada.

 

And there ya go. At least it doesn't look like Haren will be sticking around past the fifth.

[yankees228]

At least Minky had a solid AB there.

[jacksonianmarch]

Nice.

 

I never understood sending a guy who is so slow that they could still turn a DP on a grounder even when he is running.

[jacksonianmarch]

would have loved one more at bat in that inning. Could have gotten him to 100.

 

BTW, when is this guy going to open the zone every pitch? Seems he is picking which ones to call based on tarot cards or something.

[jacksonianmarch]

Igawa might be the worst pitcher I have ever seen when up in the count.

 

WHAT AN ERROR FOR ABREU, YOU f***ING JERK. What the hell was that?

[ORS]

would have loved one more at bat in that inning. Could have gotten him to 100.

 

BTW, when is this guy going to open the zone every pitch? Seems he is picking which ones to call based on tarot cards or something.

Magic 8-ball.

 

"Was that pitch a strike?"

 

"It is decidedly so."

[yankees228]

Looked a lot like an outfielder that the Yankees traded away this offseason.

[yankees228]

OK, nice play there by Dougie. Weren't going to win 1-0 anyway. Just too bad they gave away a run like that.

[jacksonianmarch]

Magic 8-ball.

 

"Was that pitch a strike?"

 

"It is decidedly so."

 

I'm not saying he is biased for any team right now, he is just very inconsistent in both ways on that outside corner. But the 8 ball reference is great. This guy is awful.

 

What a cheap run. Bobby owes us.

[yankees228]

I'm not saying he is biased for any team right now, he is just very inconsistent in both ways on that outside corner. But the 8 ball reference is great. This guy is awful.

 

What a cheap run. Bobby owes us.

 

If someone reaches he will come up next inning...

[jacksonianmarch]

That change was DIRRRRTY.

[ORS]

I agree. He's cheating both sides with absolutely no bottom of the zone, and he's got some phantom strikes way off the plate.

[yankees228]

I agree. He's cheating both sides with absolutely no bottom of the zone' date=' and he's got some phantom strikes way off the plate.[/quote']

 

He does seem to be calling it the same both ways, so I have no complaints. Also, he hasn't really made one truly awful call yet.

[jacksonianmarch]

I agree. He's cheating both sides with absolutely no bottom of the zone' date=' and he's got some phantom strikes way off the plate.[/quote']

 

And when you have a guy like Igawa who is very inconsistent with the zone, it can play with his mind. BTW, Igawa has looked very good since the first inning. If he can do this consistently (locate the curve and change) he will be very tough.

[jacksonianmarch]

He does seem to be calling it the same both ways' date=' so I have no complaints. Also, he hasn't really made one truly awful call yet.[/quote']

 

One of the pitches to Cano was pretty bad.

[jacksonianmarch]

the melkman bloopeth.

[yankees228]

One of the pitches to Cano was pretty bad.

 

Yeah, the 2-1, but I'm not going to go crazy over a single pitch.

[jacksonianmarch]

Haren at 100.

[yankees228]

Make him work, I don't want to see him out there next inning.

 

Damon 4-3. Two out.

[yankees228]

Ugh, I think he's going to come out for the sixth. He looked pretty good that inning.